Transcript EnvironmentalAnalysis

“To be prepared is half the victory.”
- Miguel Cervantes
Environmental Analysis
By- Rahul Jain
Our Goals
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Learn to keep your eyes open for new
ideas
To be able to do Environmental Analysis
Goodknight
Sony
DisneyLand
Hotmail
Levis
Wal-Mart
Ceasefire
Barbie
Tommy Hillfiger
Some have focused on certain links
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For product features: Sony Walkman, Apple
Computer, Barbie Doll, Hotmail, Disneyland,
Harry Potter
For information collection process: Internet
based Ebay, Amazon, Google
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For buying process: Amazon, Dell, widely
distributed and well displayed products
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For payment process: Visa and Master Cards
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For delivery process: DHL’s jumbo boxes,
couriers
Sources of New Opportunities
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Customer-route: When customer
dissatisfaction is high; appropriate also
when investment in technology
development/application not yet made
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Product-route: Appropriate when product
or process developed and attractive
application required
Sources of New Opportunities
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Industry and market changes
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Growing healthcare awareness (and concern to lengthen
life) created bottled water, HQ packaging, fitness,
yoga..…
When industry grows quickly, established firms
concentrate on defending what they have
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B&W TV manufacturers in India, HMV
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Neglected but fast-growing segments offer excellent
opportunities (Budget hotels/ Retailing)
Sources of New Opportunities
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Demographic changes
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Managing old age creating many
opportunities
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Growing higher education needs and State’s
helplessness
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Growing security concerns in offices, homes
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Interest in comfort, travel and leisure
Sources of New Opportunities
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New Applications of existing products
/technology (Chat)
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Technology integration (call taxi,
mobile)
Do you agree that
basically we are….
• Lazy
• Pleasure seeking
• Comfort seeking
And
Any product/service that helps us
achieve these needs have potential
Market Attractiveness
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Identify areas of high customer
dissatisfaction
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Assess market size
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Assess challenges in accessing
customers
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Assess competitive attractiveness
Scanning the Environment
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International Environment
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Domestic Environment
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Macro Environment
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Sectoral Analysis
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SWOT Analysis
Scanning the Environment
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International Environment
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International developments affect all businesses
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World is a Global Economic village
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Integrated economies
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Increased susceptibility to external happenings
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Internationalization, Digitization, Outsourcing
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One has to understand the impact of these factors
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See more opportunities than threats.
Scanning the Environment
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Political Environment
 Stable & conducive political climate
 Government policies
 Extensive institutional framework
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Technological Environment
 Level of technology
 Rate of change in technology
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Socio-Cultural Environment
 Customs, Norms and Traditions of the society
 Its crucial for the operations of MNCs
Scanning the Environment
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Legal Environment
Laws of the country
 Labor laws and Legal redressal system
 Copyright acts & Trademark infringement
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Economic Environment
Scanning the Environment
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Sectoral Analysis
 Study the sector or Industry conditions
 Study the industry attractiveness
 Constraints or thrust on technology, manpower & raw material
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SWOT Analysis
 Helps understand own skills & abilities
 Knowledge & experience
 Helps in understanding the competition
Factors for Industry attractiveness
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Market growth rate
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Market size
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Demand variability
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Industry profitability
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Industry rivalry
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Global opportunities
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Macro-environmental factors
Industry Attractiveness- Porter 5
Forces
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The five forces are environmental forces
that impact on a company’s ability to
compete in a given market.
The purpose of five-forces analysis is to
diagnose the principal competitive
pressures in a market and assess how
strong and important each one is.
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Porter’s Five Forces
Model of Competition
Bargaining
Power of
Suppliers
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Rivalry
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Competing Firms in
Industry
Threat of
Substitute
Products
Bargaining
Power of
Buyers
Dimensions of a Market Analysis
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Emerging submarkets
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Actual and potential market and submarket size
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Market and submarket growth
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Market and submarket profitability
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Trends and developments
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Key success factors
Market and Submarket Analysis
Overall Attractiveness
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Determine technical feasibility
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Estimate financial viability
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Team quality is critical
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Assess entrepreneurial resources (ASK)
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Assess fit with personal preferences and
aspirations
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What & how big are the gaps in
capabilities
Internal Analysis
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Performance Analysis - Profitability, Sales
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Shareholder value analysis
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Customer satisfaction
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Product quality & Brand associations
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New products & Product portfolio analysis
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Employee capability and performance
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Relative cost
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Can the gaps be filled? How? Implications
for success
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Remember, EXECUTION is key to success
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Iteratively balance the venture tripod (mkt,
tech, fin) and entrepreneur (your team’s) at
every stage
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Detached passion
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Prepare a dynamic Business Plan
Finalizing a Product/Service
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Combine opportunities provided by the environment with
your strengths
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In terms of knowledge, skills, experience, etc
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Analyze the industry forces
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Now, finalize the product/service
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The proposed product/service must be compatible with:
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The capability
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Resources Available
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Need of society
Exercise
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Select a company, What business are
they in?
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Who are the direct and indirect
competitors?
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What kind of Opportunities they have
tapped?
All of you have to mail the PPT at
[email protected]
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Provide all the references
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Exercise
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Make a one minute speech on the key
learnings of the class and of the relevant
readings in your register.
Do the Case study of Airlines- 5Forces
and make a PPT
All of you have to mail the PPT at
[email protected]
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Provide all the references